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Thursday, May 1, 2014

MAY Art Fix: Upcoming Events

If you
need your art fix for the month of May (and I know I do!),
here are
some
shows that you won't want to miss! It's graduation month for the Cornish students, so don't forget to check out the BFA show! It's a fantastic sneak peek of all of the new art blood we're adding to the Seattle scene. There are also an abundance of fun and ridiculous things to celebrate this month, so why not give these a shot: Lumpy Rug Day (3rd), Cinco de Mayo (5th), No Socks Day (8th), Limerick Day (12th), National Sea Monkey Day (16th), Lucky Penny Day (23rd), Memorial Day (26th), and many more! It's May Day today, so enjoy the elusive Seattle sun, leave something pretty on your neighbours' doorstep, and support your local artists!

Abmeyer + Wood - "Northwest Passage" by Randy Beckelheimer. While based in San Francisco, painter Randy
Beckelheimer has turned his attention to the Pacific Northwest for his
first solo exhibition in Seattle. The artist draws inspiration from the
quiet beauty of Venetian Renaissance masters, such as Bellini, Titian
and Giorgione. Using many layers of oil paint and transparent glazes,
Beckelheimer captures the spirit of the city by transforming desolate
landscapes into harmonious compositions of color and light.

AXIS Pioneer Square - “Flora & Fauna”, an exhibit bringing together
three northwest artists whose exquisite attention to detail is apparent
in depictions of the foliage like forms which weave throughout their
compositions. From bats and delicate sea creatures to animal skulls and
whale skeleton, Michelle Anderst, Joe Vollan and Ariel Earl Wickham share a fascination for the dark and lushly intricate forms in nature. The evening will be punctuated with musical performances by Sarah Fletcher and Roxanna Walitzki as well as the premiere of "Erlkönig," a video by Adric Hicks and Roxanna, featuring the Toy Box Trio. Flatcolor Gallery - "Form & Void" by Ryan De la HozGreg Kucera Gallery - "Ink on Paper" by Chris Engman & "Cadence" by Darren WatersonPlatform Gallery - "Unretrospective" by William Powhida. "It has
been six years since Powhida’s last solo show at Platform. In that time he has
continued his critique and dissection of both the art world and the financial
world... Along with new drawings for the exhibition, Powhida is making
republications of his past work available as original oil paintings made in a
painting village in Shenzhen, China, to be painted in oil on canvas. Nods
toward globalization, reproducibility, and the fabrication of artworks of an
artist by other (anonymous) artists point to the discussion that at least one
of the two Powhidas want the viewer (and collector) to consider." (from platformgallery.com)

Roq la Rue - "De Anima"by Jean Labourdette and Martin Wittfooth.De Anima explores themes of dichotomy inherent in our present age. The second
decade of the 21st Century seems to be reaching a boiling point of the
"externalized experience". This is evidenced in a variety of ways by
which much of our globalized societies behave: the objectification and
commodification of the natural world, a wanton appetite for the latest
technological gadgets and the abrupt obsoletion and discard of "the
old", and the manufactured and manicured avatar-voyeur based interaction
model provided by a wide array of social media. Nature has ceased to be
our temple, and has instead turned into our playground, a dynamic inept
at stewardship, adept at dominion. What seems to be lost the further
our species travels down these paths is a state of equilibrium with the
true self and a disconnection from a reverent, balanced, and sacred
relationship with the living world. This show meditates on these
dualities via a parallel series of paintings and
installations/sculptures. SOIL - "Under the Influence" curated by Shane Montgomery. As the nation debates prohibition and its relationship to social mores,
these artists share their views on the topic of intoxicating substance
use. The works in Under the Influence don’t presume to take a political
point of view on the topics of state-run control. What these pieces do
show is a more personal impact that substance use and distribution has
on our lives. Whether one is inebriated, fetishizing paraphernalia, or
merely exposed to the advertising of these products, we are all
influenced by the worlds of drugs and alcohol in one way or another. Also, "Intergalactic Parallax" sculpture and jewellery by Jana Brivic. What is the real or apparent change in the interpretation of an object
depending on alternate sites? The preconceived meaning that we attach to
what we see creates a blind spot. This is what we put in the object
instead of letting the object speak its
own strength. I am asking for the viewer to reset their learned
perceptions and prejudices when seeing works that are identical and
fraternal pairs presented with different end uses.Trabant Coffee/Laika Lounge - "Nubulae" featuring ethereal starscapes by Corey Skillman and Thomas Drake SteffensAlso check out new work at4Culture,57 Biscayne,Angle Gallery,Art Xchange, The Belfry Oddities, Core Gallery, Davidson Galleries,Delicatus, Foster/White Gallery,Gallery 110, goCstudio, Heart,Gallery IMA,Linda Hodges Gallery, Method Gallery, Nord Alley & the Alley Network Project,Occidental Square Park, OK Gallery,Pioneer Square Saloon,Punch,Room 104 Gallery,SAM,SAM Gallery, Shift, Stonington Gallery, TK Artist Lofts, and more! Pioneer Square is the oldest art walk in the United States, and
features over 50 galleries, studios, and other art spaces!

"Whoa Gnarly! A 90's Art Show" at Ltd Gallery, Friday, 2 May from 7-10pm. Do you even remember the size of Zach Morris' phone? AS IF! It was a decade of new beginnings and flashy shirts. Keanues
ruled the oceans and Fresh Princes ruled the land. The Truth was Out
There to be discovered by plaid ridden youth. Girl you know it’s true. This collection of over 30 artists want to believe. Join us to celebrate favorite pop culture moments from the 90's!

"Starving Artists on Parade: IT'S ALIVE!" at the Re-Bar, Monday, 5 May from 8-late. Brought back from the dead for YOUR entertainment, please join us in welcoming back Starving Artists on Parade in our new home at the Re-bar Seattle FIRST Mondays! Featuring: Burlesque by Minni Bobbins! Bellydance by Bella Luna and Jemina Rae! Acoustic music by Mai Li! Sideshow by Twisted Trystan! Music by Lies in Dust! A special reading by Isaac Marion! Hosted by Morgue Anne and Quazie, special Stage Kitten Cirquesse! $7, 21+, Doors at 8pm. Curtain 8:30.

Joey Veltkamp @ ArtsWest

"This is Not a Protest; It's a Celebration" by Joey Veltkamp at ArtsWest Playhouse & Gallery, Tuesday, 6 May from 6-9pm. Artist talk at 7pm.

Artist Talk: "Mark Kang O'Higgins: Big & Bold" at Gage Academy of Art, Thursday, 8 May from noon30-1.30pm. The work of painter and longtime Gage instructor Mark
Kang-o'higgins grapples with challenging issues ranging from the
political to the familial. Mark joins host Gary Faigin to discuss his
working process and attitude towards painterly expression, his use of
scale as an important element in his presentation, and what other
contemporary art he looks to for inspiration. Also, what it means for an
artist to engage with difficult and disturbing subject matter, and the
challenges that arise.

Isobelle Ouzman @ Front Seat

Joey Bates @ Ghost Gallery

Favorite Art Project @ SugarPill

True Love Gallery

The 2nd Thursday
Art Walk in Capitol Hill, Thursday, 8 May from 5-9pm. Selected shows:Blindfold
Gallery - "Spring Gear" by Janet Hill, Mark Walker & Niki HavekostCloud Gallery - "2 Year Anniversary"featuring Thundercloud, Nola Avienne, Jeremy Gregory and Laurel R. Dodge. Live Music by Timothy Scallon and Sound Mastery by DJ KOBALT. Snacks and cold beverages provided.Front Seat Gallery - Isobelle Ouzman, illustration and altered booksGhost Gallery - "Of Marrow and Leaf" by Joey Bates."I find it compelling
that some of the things we find beautiful and otherworldly can be so
harmful to our well-being. As we trek through our yards, forests, and
neighborhoods, we so often fail to acknowledge the plethora of plants
that could wreak havoc on our innards. Of Marrow and Leaf is a
collection of cut paper pieces that explore the beauty of deadly plants
in conjunction with the human figure. The central focus of my work has
long been portraiture. I have traditionally practiced a highly
particular dissection of the figure, and that breakdown resonates with
the shapes and forms of plants. My intention is for these
images to evoke a sense of memento mori, the notion that death is
constantly present. While the fragility of life is not a revolutionary
idea, I value taking pause to reflect on this simultaneously vital and
lethal fact. My hope is that these works inspire viewers to do so as
well." ~ Joey BatesLtd Gallery - "Whoa Gnarly! A 90's Art Show" (encore)SugarPill - "Favourite Art Projects" featuring work by Cable Griffith, Ellen Ito,Gretchen Bennett, Jess Marie Griffith, Julie Alpert, Klara Glosova, Liz Tran, Mandy Greer, Matthew Offenbacher, Nicholas Nyland, Rachel
Maxi, Saya Moriyasu, Serrah
Russell Sawers, Paul Komada,Tony Sonnenberg, and more! True Love
Gallery- "Tripping Balls" Art inspired by the psychedelic experience! Featuring works by Arbito, Carolyn Hitt, Keri Scherbring, Oliver
Hibert, Spencer Hibert, H. Lee Porter, John Criscitello, Wesley Woznik,
Jason Middelton, Jeannie Lewis and Battershell. Also check out new work at Americana, Apocalypse
Tattoo, Boom Noodle, Cafe PettiRosso,Caffe Vita, Capitol Cider, Cupcake Royale,High 5 Pie,In-Arts Collective,Joe Bar, Laughing
Buddha, Online Cafe, Paris Eastside, PCNW, Poco Wine + Spirits, Retrofit Home,SAAM, Saints Gallery,STart Wall Project, Vermillion, and more!

"Transmission" at the Mercury,
Thursday, 8 May from 9.30pm til late. Featuring the art of Xavier Lopez Jr! You do not have to be a member
for this night, and you do not need a member to sign you in. It is open
to the
public. No dress code. Free for members before 9.30pm, $5 for
non-members. Starts at 9pm and goes
til 2am. The performer will go on around 10.30 and again at 11.30, and
the
artist will be there all night. Come buy art, drinks, hear music and
watch a
sexy lady dance. "Transmission" happens the 2nd Thursday of every
month.

"Project Girl Crush" @ Twilight

The 2nd Thursday
Art Walk in West Seattle, Thursday, 8 May
from 6-9pm. Selected shows: Twilight Gallery - "Project Girl Crush: The Art and the Awe".The premise of Project Girl Crush is simple: to seek
THE AWE and express THE ART. Through in-depth interview, photo, and
video, this project uncovers, embodies, and perpetuates the force that
is a woman's creative inspiration. THE AWE is derived from the countless inspiring women the project
founders, Genevieve Pierson and Jen Utley, have had the opportunity to
profile. THE ART is what has been created as a result of that inspiration. Like the project, this show features women as the central figure. Here,
her corporeal form is deconstructed to reveal both her omnipotence and
her individuality. Through image and verse, this collection reveres the
physical as an homage to the intangible. Also check out new work at Arts West,Click! Design That Fits, The Heartland Cafe, Hotwire
Coffee, Shadowland, Skylark Cafe,Shoofly Pie, West 5, Wild Rose's, Windermere,
and more!

"EXPO 14: Art & Design BFA Exhibition" at Cornish College of the Arts, Friday, 9 May from 5-9pm. EXPO 14 is a
presentation and celebration of student achievement across Art, Design,
Music, Theater, Dance, and Performance Production at Cornish College of
the Arts. This expanded schedule of events demonstrates the depth and
range of our students’ creative inquiry and expression. EXPO 14’s
capstone event, the Art & Design BFA Exhibition, features the work
of Cornish’s graduating seniors, acknowledging their contributions as
professional artists and designers. Cornish is proud of their
determination, hard word, and appetite for experimentation, as they turn
their ambitions from school towards society. Congratulations to the
class of 2014.

Yuya Nigishi @ Quadrapus

Sean Hurley @ School of Rock

Warlock Labs

The 2nd Friday Art Walk in the Greenwood-Phinney neighbourhood, Friday & Saturday, 9-10 May
from 6-9pm (Friday) and noon-5pm (Saturday). May is "The Big One" in Greenwood, celebrating 19 years of art walks, 2 days of art and food, and over 80 venues to visit! Selected shows: Bherd Studios - "Indigenous" featuring John Osgood & Solace. The Northwest, more specifically Seattle, is a very
interesting place to be an artist. There’s a magic and mysticism in the
air and inspiration around every corner. From our folklore to our pop
culture, there is a style and grace that is unmistakably us, the
indigenous. This area breeds an ultimate respect for its surroundings.
It’s a place where nature isn’t afraid to reclaim its territory amongst
the urban sprawl. It’s with this spirit that we present a new
collection of work that unearths some of what makes this area so
electric. From the tiniest of creature to the beasts we’re so well known
for, prepare to be immersed in our corner of the world visualized
through the collaboration of two indigenous artists; Solace and John
Osgood.Echo Echo - "Hello Goodbye" Echo Echo bids farewell to resident Chani Murat & Helfox, and welcomes 4 new artists to the studio: Rachel Setzer, Ronnie Taylor, Shanna Duncan & Steve Groves!Quadrapus - "Japanese Expressions" by Yuya Negishi.Japanese artist presently living in Minneapolis will
be coming out to Seattle and sharing his beautiful art and his amazing
heart with us.School of Rock - Sean Hurley, pen and ink drawings plus
rad black and white painted art guitars. Food, adult beverages, the School of
Rock House Band will be playing music, as will Mr. Hurley himself,
singing and playing guitar. Sean Hurley is a visual artist, illustrator and musician from Seattle,
WA, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Most of his work has a
strong spiritual thread running through it and his work can be found in
private collections around the country.Urban Light Studios - Tatjana Pavicevic, drawings, and "Tall Buildings" encore & closing receptionWarlock Labs - "Monster Annual"Here at the labs we will have a bunch of great new
artists to show you and it's all part of little show we're calling
MONSTER ANNUAL. Artists to include Pat Moriarity, Henry Chamberlain,
Scott Faulkner, Rick Garland, Todd Lovering, Amanda Robinson, Dalton
Webb, Jason Zayas, and more!

The 2nd
Friday Art Walk in Belltown, Friday, 9 May from 6-9pm. Selected shows:Crocodile Cafe - "Back Bar Flea Market" This
Flea Market happens every 2nd Friday of each month in part with the
Belltown Art Walk. Located inside the Crocodile Back Bar, 3pm-7pm, ALL
AGES happy hour prices during ARTWALk with I.D! A room full of local
artist, crafters, vintage and representatives with unique handmade, one
of a kind goodies and deals for you!Form/Space Atelier - "We Wear the Mask" by Esther Ervin. Works included in "We Wear the Mask" are constructed primarily from
locally sourced clay and mixed media. Masks have a long history as theatrical, ceremonial and practical
devices worldwide. They allow us to step outside of assigned social
roles and imaginatively experience an alternate identity. The term
mask also relates to personal survival strategy within a dysfunctional
social system, such as an oppressive or distressing cultural
environment. Esther's works examine the mask, not in its traditional role of
transforming identity, but in a new context; to personify lyrics in
selected poetry and popular music with its roots in personal and
social issues. Thus, her masks attempt to reveal something, rather
than conceal or transform it.Stylus Salon - "Chasing the Dream" by Vikram Madan.Solo art show featuring new and existing whimsical works! Show runs thru 4 July.Also check out brand new work at A/NT
Gallery, Bikes + Art, City Hostel Seattle, Patricia Cameron Gallery,Pintxo & The Upstairs,Rudy's Barber Shop, Sassafras,Seattle Ink & Oil, and more!

Atelier @ Gage

"Aristides Atelier Exhibition" at Gage Academy of Art, Friday, 9 May from 6-8pm.Join us to celebrate another year of hard work and
excellent drawing and painting from the Aristides Atelier students.
Savvy Dani, Kevin Miller, and John Zadrozny graduate this year and will
show full bodies of work in the Rosen Gallery from their fourth year in
the Atelier. Juliette Aristides
will curate the work of first through third year students in the Entry
Gallery. The beautiful Madison Studio will be open for view, giving
attendees a chance to meet the artists and see works in progress.

Eight and Sand - "Criminal State of Mind" by Christopher J Olson.We live in a era of spying, secrecy, and hypocrisy
where the masses are fed misinformation and the government is for sale
to the highest bidder. "Criminal State of Mind" is artist Christopher J
Olson's Orwellian examination of the mind set of the wealthy elite,
politicians, and propagandists.Georgetown Liquor Company - "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And We Feel Adorable)" encore featuring HappyTime Apocalypse! HappyTime Apocalypse
is an art collective that celebrates the balance of dark and light, good
and evil, happy and horrified. We aim to create an artistic escape from
the horrors of the world that surround us by bringing attention to the
humor and beauty within the maddening and grotesque parts of the human
experience, illuminating the opposing forces of humanity within us all.Krab
Jab Studios - "Daring Stories: The Art of Heather Hudson"Heather has been
honing her digital chops to create an entirely new body of work. "Daring
Stories" is a series of vignettes of villains, inspectors, femme
fatales and mad scientists... and the occasional Cthulu. Much like the
old pulps of the 40s and 50s, this show packs a punch.LxWxH
Gallery - "Come Hell or High Water" by Nancy Baker. Nancy Baker is a NYC based artist focusing on painting
and collage. In Baker's work, meticulously hand-cut chains, rivets,
bolts and connectors transform otherwise stoic blue collar
objects into transcendent images of lace-like floating worlds populated
by numbers, letters, and starry skies. Often citing literary sources,
specific phrases wind their way through a labyrinth of connected
phrases, jewels, glitter and paper machine fixtures, much like the tales
she is referencing. LxWxH Subscription Project - "Immaterial"This curated box set features original work by Dylan Neuwirth, Jeff Gerber, and a short story by Greg Lundgren. Titled "Immaterial",
this issue plays with the philosophical idea of tangibility, the
importance of knowing an object, and the consequences of what we have to
give. Also check out new work at9lb Hammer,Artcore Tattoo, Belle & Whissel,Fantagraphics
Bookstore,Georgetown Arts & Cultural Centre,Georgetown Trailer Park Mall, Nautilus
Studios, Smarty Pants, Totally Blown
Glassworks, Two Tartes Cafe, Wax Expressions,
and more!

"Art Discussion: Christian Bazant-Hegemark & Chris Sheridan" at Vermillion, Thursday, 14 May from 7-9pm. Wolfram Productions is pleased to invite you to its
upcoming artist talk with local painter Chris Sheridan. Sheridan, who
lives in the Seattle area, is well known for his figurative approach to
painting. His work reflects a wide interest in mythology, and is
exhibited and collected nationally. He will be on residence in Vienna/Austria in October 2014, working on a solo show at mo.ë, one of Vienna's top independent exhibition spaces. The talk is hosted by Austrian painter Christian Bazant-Hegemark who is currently in Seattle on residence as part of the "Seattle Vienna
Artist Exchange" program initiated by Wolfram Production's Siolo
Thompson and himself in 2013. The talk is part of
Bazant-Hegemark's research for his PhD thesis on contemporary painting,
which is scheduled to be finished this year. Some of this research can
be read here.

"Post Glamism" @ CoCA

"CoCA's 24th Annual PostGlamism" at CoCA, Thursday, 15 May at 5pm. Each year, CoCA curators invite an independent juror
to select the work from among the entries received, and is proud to have
Michael Sweney as the 2014 juror. Sweney currently serves as Manager for the Art in Public Places Program with the Washington State Arts Commission. The exhibition features the work of 14 artists who embrace and glorify
the concept of PostGlamism pop culture and history through a mastery of
mediums in both small and large scale including: neon, glass, painting,
photography, interactive video installation, found objects and
performance.

"Constellation: An Overture to the Zodiac" (encore) at Fulcrum Gallery in Tacoma. Thursday, 15 May from 6-9pm. "The Enlightenment Cabinet" is a wandering art
exhibition curated by artist Yvette Endrijautzki. Featuring over forty
local, national and international artists will introduce their own
interpretation of the 12 Zodiac signs, this exhibit approaches the subject in many different media. From sculpture to illustration, from painting to mixed media, a diversity of the zodiacal.

The 3rd
Friday Art Walk in the University District, Friday, 16 Mayfrom
6-9pm. This montht, the U District is hosting a Street Faire! Arts! Crafts! Music! Food! Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the longest running Street Faire in the US! Selected shows:Trabant
Coffee & Chai - "Stencil, Pop, Vinyl" art on records by Dave Ryan (Manticore Art)Gargoyles Statuary - "Threshholds" by Lis Wright Ivec, pastels. Eerie landsapes, liminal spaces, and places of
transition... are the theme of this beautiful and haunting event.
Prints, originals and cards will be available. The show will run thru
June 16th! Refreshments & goodies will be served. Also at the tail end
of the night we will be presenting a "secret" performance by Seattle's
own Golden Gardens for a short set of new songs and magic!Also see new work atBC Surf + Sport,Boulevard Grocery,Cafe Allegro, Cafe
Solstice, Lucid Gallery, Moksha, and more! Don't forget to stop by Boulevard Grocery for a bag of
fresh-roasted coffee hand-painted by a local Seattle artist!

"University District Street Fair" Saturday & Sunday, 16-17 May. Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the longest running street fair in the US! At 45th & University Way (The Ave), we will be bringing together the best in local arts and crafts, music, and food!

"Seattle Erotic Arts Festival" at the Seattle Centre Exhibition Hall, Friday-Sunday, 30 May-1 June. SEAF began with a desire to showcase stunning erotic art. To create a
place to celebrate, discuss and support pieces that were rarely seen in
mainstream galleries and museums. We dreamed of sexy people in a lush
environment devouring amazing art; of an event that joyfully encouraged
people to be as open and expressive as they wanted to be. And we brought
it to life. This year (our 14th anniversary) we return to the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, an
amazingly beautiful venue, where we can expand our offerings in all
Festival categories of art. Come peruse our world-class visual art gallery and shop in our
museum-quality Festival Store. Admire dazzling performances and engage
with interactive installations. Enjoy our erotic short film exhibition
and captivating literary art. Attend enlightening lectures, workshops,
and art tours. And indulge in so much more at this spectacular
celebration.

"Oddmall: The Emporium of the Weird" at Edward D Handon Conference Centre in Everett, Saturday & Sunday, 31 May-1 June. Oddmall is more than just an ordinary craft show. It’s
a celebration of uniqueness, creativity, imagination, and wonder where
artists, crafters, and like-minded sorts gather to offer their unusual
creations for public consumption. It’s a forum for creative expression, a
classroom for esoteric wisdom, a
soapbox for wild ideas, a miraculous marketplace of the unconventional, a
metaphorical Serengetian watering hole where the zebras and wildebeests
of inspiration and artistry congregate amidst the snapping crocodiles
and scorching sunbeams of originality and ingenuity… umm yeah. Anyway,
it’ll be fun. Trust me.

ONGOING:

The SAAM is featuring "Deco Japan: Shaping Art & Culture 1920-1945"Jazz. Gin. Short hair and short skirts. The modern girl. The rise of
film, and the advent of skyscrapers and air travel. After World War I,
the world was changing rapidly. With the machine age came an increased
emphasis on speed. The art world answered with Art Deco, which had a driving energy that
found expression in its use of themes from cultures all over the world,
wild appropriation of other art forms, and graphic designs with fast
lines that could be adapted and used on everything from housewares to
posters, and for everything from politics to advertising. By World War II, Art Deco had left its mark on almost every medium of visual art.Through 19 October. (from www.seattleartmuseum.org)

Miro @ SAM

The SAMis currently featuring a multitude of exhibits! Check out:"Miro: The Experience of Seeing." Through 26 May. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the collection of the Museo
Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, offers a fresh assessment
of the late period in Miró’s work—a body of work that audiences in the
United States have not had the opportunity to fully appreciate. The
exhibition brings together over 50 paintings, drawings and sculptures
made in the period between 1963 and 1981 that testify to the artist’s
ingenuity and inventiveness to the very end of his life. Bold and
colorful paintings employing his personal visual language alternate with
near-abstract compositions. Although Miró had experimented with
sculpture in earlier periods, it is only in the late years that painting
and sculpture stand in direct dialogue with each other—a principal
feature of this exhibition. (from www.seattleartmuseum.org)"Broncho Buster"Broncho Buster is one of the most recognizable symbols of
the American West. Frederic Remington’s early adventures in the far west
introduced him to the Mexican vaqueros and made him an admirer of their derring-do, as they fought to tame wild horses, the bronchos.
Though the western cowboy is viewed as a distinctly American figure,
Remington knew that it was the cowboy’s Mexican forebears generations
ago who originated the iconic hero of the open range. He painted the vaqueros and published illustrations of their exploits. When he created the figure in 1895, Remington had never previously modeled in clay. He produced as his first figure the dynamic Broncho Buster, a rearing horse that was a near impossibility to cast in metal. Displayed in the window of Tiffany & Co. in New York, the Broncho Buster
attracted Gilded Age admirers who had never seen a cowboy but who
eagerly ordered casts of Remington’s masterly bronze. Some 150 casts
were produced in Remington’s lifetime alone, making it truly his best
known and most enduring work of art.(from www.seattleartmuseum.org)

Gina Pane @ Henry

The Henry
Art Gallery is currently hosting"Parallel Practices: Joan Jonas & Gina Pane" a
selection of works by two artists born a short time apart who are
renowned for their foundational contributions to the field of
performance art. Jonas (U.S., born 1936) and Pane (France, 1939–1990)
are proto-feminist artists who, while living in New York and Paris
respectively, created multidisciplinary works at a time when many of
their peers focused their attentions on a single medium. Through
selections of their sculpture, photography, video, drawing,
installation, and performances, Parallel Practices celebrates
the shared and complementary aspects of Jonas’ and Pane’s art, and
highlights the differences that characterize their unique bodies of
work. While Joan Jonas’ work is well known to American audiences, Parallel Practices marks the first comprehensive exhibition of Gina Pane’s work in the United States. (from www.henryart.org) Show runs thru 8 June.

The Frye Art Museum isfeaturing Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930. This exhibition brings
together for the first time the work of two of the most influential
artists of the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988)
and Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Comprising drawings, ink paintings,
calligraphic works, and sculptures from the University of Michigan
Museum of Art, the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, and
private and public collections, it presents forty-three works by Noguchi
and twenty-three by Qi Baishi. The exhibition and its accompanying
publication document the period of six months that Noguchi spent in
Beijing and shed new light on the little-known relationship between the
two artists.”(from fryemuseum.org) The
Frye also hosts an art lecture series every Thursday night.

With this
much going on, you couldn't possibly complain that there's nothing to do in
Seattle!